# SUSE Family # openSUSE Leap as a daily workstation # First initial tweaks ## hostname ```bash hostname --set-hostname ``` ## disable IPv6 stack ## adjust GRUB timeoute ## NTP client config ## DNS resolver config ## repositories check ## Install additional utilities ```bash zypper install \ tmux \ htop \ ncdu \ traceroute \ tcpdump \ ``` ## Install KDE GDE ```bash zypper install -t pattern kde_plasma zypper install -t pattern kde_plasma kde_apps systemctl set-default graphical.target ``` # Nextcloud Desktop on @openSUSE v16 Install ```bash zypper install nextcloud-desktop ``` # KeePassXC @openSUSE v16 Install ```bash zypper install keepassxc ``` # Browser FireFox and extensions Install ```bash zypper install MozillaFirefox ``` Extensions ``` - KeePassXC by KeePassXC Team https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/keepassxc-browser/ - uBlock Origin by Raymond Hill https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ - DownThemAll! by Nils Maier https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/downthemall/ - Fifefox Multi-Account Containers by Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/ - SAML Tracer - FoxyProxy ``` # Mail client Thunderbird and extensions Install ```bash zypper install \ MozillaThunderbird \ MozillaThunderbird-openpgp-librnp ``` Extensions ``` - aa https:// ``` # SLES v15 minor version upgrade (not in order) Install tmux AND launch it ```bash sudo su SUSEConnect -p PackageHub/15.6/x86_64 zypper install tmux exit tmux ``` Upate update tools ```bash zypper patch --updatestack-only ``` Upgrade of minor versions (SP = Service Packs) are sequential, i.e. : - v15.5--15.6 - v15.6--15.7 Check for registered/known products. Should not contain any duplicates. ```bash ls -latr /etc/products.d/ ``` [![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/scaled-1680-/EP6DVSk78fJjAoct-image-1783962088094.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/EP6DVSk78fJjAoct-image-1783962088094.png) Unregister and register (to forget previous products) ```bash export regcode="aaaaaaaaaaaa" SUSEConnect --de-register registercloudguest --clean SUSEConnect --clean SUSEConnect \ --regcode ${regcode} \ -p SLES/15.6/x86_64 ``` Enable services needed for upgrade (of installed packeges) ```bash suseconnect -p sle-module-basesystem/15.6/x86_64 SUSEConnect -p sle-module-containers/15.6/x86_64 SUSEConnect -p sle-module-server-applications/15.6/x86_64 SUSEConnect -p sle-module-public-cloud/15.6/x86_64 SUSEConnect -p sle-module-python3/15.6/x86_64 SUSEConnect -p sle-module-systems-management/15.6/x86_64 SUSEConnect -p PackageHub/15.6/x86_64 ``` [![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/scaled-1680-/O4ecG9IpEUyl8g8T-image-1783961185770.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/O4ecG9IpEUyl8g8T-image-1783961185770.png) confirm update [![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/scaled-1680-/JrEWRGtTrHrpP0nG-image-1783961310881.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/JrEWRGtTrHrpP0nG-image-1783961310881.png) Replace version ```bash # export releasever="15-SP6" export releasever="15-SP7" # sed -i 's/15-SP5/15-SP6/g' /etc/zypp/repos.d/*.repo # sed -i 's/15_SP5/15_SP6/g' /etc/zypp/repos.d/*.repo sed -i 's/15-SP6/15-SP7/g' /etc/zypp/repos.d/*.repo sed -i 's/15_SP6/15_SP7/g' /etc/zypp/repos.d/*.repo fgrep -irn ${releasever} /etc/zypp/repos.d/*.repo ``` Swtich and refresh ```bash # export releasever="15-SP6" export releasever="15-SP7" zypper --releasever=${releasever} refresh -f -s ``` Dist Upgrade ```bash # export releasever="15-SP6" export releasever="15-SP7" zypper \ --verbose \ dist-upgrade \ --releasever=${releasever} \ --no-allow-vendor-change \ --no-recommends \ --download-only zypper \ --verbose \ --releasever=${releasever} \ dist-upgrade \ --no-allow-vendor-change \ --no-recommends \ ``` issue:(leave obsolute 'docker' package) ```bash Solution 1: install docker-buildx-0.29.0-150000.238.1.x86_64 from vendor SUSE LLC ``` Verify ```bash zypper --releasever=${releasever} repos -u ``` Refresh ```bash export releasever="15-SP7" zypper --releasever=${releasever} refresh -f -s ``` Error ```bash 'Containers Module 15 SP5 x86_64, Desktop Applications Module 15 SP5 x86_64, Development Tools Module 15 SP5 x86_64, Public Cloud Module 15 SP5 x86_64' ``` Activate ```bash suseconnect -p sle-module-containers/15.6/x86_64 suseconnect -p sle-module-development-tools/15.6/x86_64 suseconnect -p sle-module-public-cloud/15.6/x86_64 ``` ```bash zypper services -u ``` remove service ```bash zypper removeservice ``` [![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/scaled-1680-/Cgwcb1fiUo7jyFMV-image-1783956232214.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/Cgwcb1fiUo7jyFMV-image-1783956232214.png) ```bash zypper \ --releasever=15-SP6 \ dist-upgrade \ --no-allow-vendor-change \ --no-recommends \ --download-in-heaps zypper \ --releasever=${releasever} \ dist-upgrade \ --no-allow-vendor-change \ --no-recommends \ --download-in-heaps ``` [![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/scaled-1680-/bAbWS7PTWalgYZTE-image-1783950145777.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/bAbWS7PTWalgYZTE-image-1783950145777.png) Verify ```bash hostnamectl ``` [![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/scaled-1680-/xtmPYRGW0vuD9frc-image-1783950209194.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/xtmPYRGW0vuD9frc-image-1783950209194.png) Register machine again ```bash SUSEConnect -r ${regcode} ``` Refresh ```bash zypper --releasever=${releasever} refresh -f -s ``` Clean old one, once confident ```bash ls -la /etc/zypp/repos.d/*15_SP6* rm -rf /etc/zypp/repos.d/*15_SP6* ls -la /etc/zypp/repos.d/*15_SP5* rm -rf /etc/zypp/repos.d/*15_SP5* ``` [![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/scaled-1680-/ycLOcz6rzr9ZOvMc-image-1783950577670.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/ycLOcz6rzr9ZOvMc-image-1783950577670.png) Update ```bash zypper update ``` [![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/scaled-1680-/YnUa1FIRp7GKrEjr-image-1783950637700.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/YnUa1FIRp7GKrEjr-image-1783950637700.png) more [![](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/scaled-1680-/q6JDasI4gKEtgFJr-image-1783950660740.png)](https://storage.googleapis.com/iau-data-dox/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/q6JDasI4gKEtgFJr-image-1783950660740.png)